Browsing: Essex Police

The Safe Space for anyone who feels vulnerable or in danger on a night out in Southend has returned to the city centre.

Southend’s new District Commander, Chief Inspector Dave Browning, has set four main goals: increase police visibility, further reduce violence, improve crime solve rates, and keep the public informed about policing efforts. With crime down 6.3% and anti-social behavior reduced by 13.9% over the past year, Ch. Insp Browning is building on a positive trend.

The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner (PFCC) for Essex has announced an additional £1.6 million in funding for 2024 to combat anti-social behaviour in 15 targeted hotspot areas across the county.

Officers have been proactively engaging with residents in high harm hotspots in Southend and across the county to encourage them to surrender any potentially illegal knives.

A drug line involved in the sale of almost a kilogram of Class A drugs on the streets of Southend has been dismantled after its sixth and final member was jailed.

The policing of Southend seafront this summer is succeeding in limiting unruly behaviour and maintaining the city’s family-friendly atmosphere, says Superintendent Leigh Norris, who leads Operation Union.

A murder investigation has been launched in Westcliff after a man was killed in a violent attack last evening. Emergency services quickly responded to reports of a serious assault on London Road at the junction with Hamlet Court Road.

Southend’s District Commander, Chief Inspector Jo Collins, has said increasing public engagement and addressing local people’s concerns has helped to improve confidence levels and reduce offending.

Warrior Square in Southend got a spring clean thanks to a group doing Community Payback – unpaid work that a court can give offenders who are convicted of crimes but not sent to prison.

The VVU recently attended an evaluation workshop to explore how we can further improve our practice, and continually improve our collection of meaningful data to measure the impact of our work.